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Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...
Powell Cites Inflation Risk as Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates are in the right place to manage continued uncertainty around tariffs ...
Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market ...
Trump ramps up pressure on the Fed to slash rates to 1% — but would that be risky for US jobs, savings and investments?
Despite President Trump ramping up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the Fed held rates ...
'Drag him out': Senate Republicans call on Powell to lower rates after poor jobs report
Senate Republicans demand that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lower interest rates after a subpar July jobs report, with ...
Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise could have been on the cards
Powell put a cat among the pigeons by suggesting he was minded to "look through" tariff-induced inflation by not increasing ...
Global stock index dips, dollar climbs as Fed's Powell holds off on Sept rate cut verdict
MSCI's global equities gauge stumbled on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar extended gains after Federal Reserve chair Powell ...
Powell on ‘solid ground’ by not raising interest rates, says fmr. Kansas City Fed chief
Thomas Hoenig, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Fed Chair ...